The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-01-19


the vacancy caused by the death of
his brother, G. D. Arid.
-Mittens, Gloves, Wool Hose, Un.
derwear, Pants, Rubber Boots and
Shoes, at WIN. Smearbaugh & Cos.
The members of Mr.. H. o. Davis
family desire to express, through our
columns, their heartfelt gratitude to
those friends and neighbors who so
kindly lent their aid and comfort dur.
ing the illness, death and burial of
their loved son and brother, Burt.
"A hundred and twenty-five horse
power engine was taken through here
Saturday, designed for use in the re-.
mOded lumber mill at Nebraska; a
new boiler of sufficient proportions to
furnish steam for the engine will also
be put in. 1t is not the intention, we
believe, to discard the water power,
but rather to add 20 it in this way.
When III complete running order it
will certainly not lack for power.
One hundred thousand feet square
timber is being put in below the mouth
of Bear Creek from the lands of the
new firm of Nebraska. Russell's ship
great deal Of their boards by rail,
hauling them to the P. & W. r. R.
They will put in at the mouth of Bear
Creek, about 100000 feet of boards
which they will raft and run on Tio.
nesta Creek. The Nebraska firm will
put in a large lot of logs at Bear
Greek when they have done with the
timber they are putting in there.
"A dispatch from Washington says
the president was very much amused
on Monday to receive letter address.
ed His Excellency Hon. Grover
Cleveland, President" upon whick
was indorsed: president, Pennsylva-
MIA. Not here at present; try Wash.
ington." 1t seems that the President
up the river was astutely thought to
be the postoffice address of Hon. Gro.
yer Cleveland aud there it was sent,
only to be forwarded to Washington
with the quaint endorsement of the
postmaster. Blizzard
The Plank Road school house,
which at the time the new one was
built, at East Hickory, was moved
across the road from where it stood,
was burned week ago last Saturday
evening. 1t was owned and occupied
by Mr.. Nathan Burdick, by whom il
had been made into a comfortable
dwelling house. When the fire was
discovered it was under such headway
that it could not be put out. Mr..
Burdick's lost nearly all their house,
hold goods as we'll as nearly all their
clothes. Ia fact, some of the members
of the family barely escaped with their
lives, we understand.
Some level headed country news
paper scribe propounds the following
sensible interrogatories; "Do your
city papers give you home news? Do
they contain notices Of your churches,
schools, meetings, and improvements,
and hundreds of other matters of in
terest which The local papers publish
without pay? DO they say word cal
eulated to draw attention to your
town, and aid iu the progress aOd en-.
terprise of your immediate vicinity ?
Answer these Questions and then de-
termine for yourself whether tie city
or local paper is deserving of>your
support first of all"
"A copy of the proposed pharmacy
law adopted at the last meeting of the
Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical associa.
tiou he's been sent to every druggist in
the state. Under the law, should it
be passed, no person shall open or
carry on in the state any retail drug
OF chemical store as the proprietor and
manager, nor engage in the business Of
compoundng or dispensing medicines
or prescriptions Of physicians, or OF
selling at retail any drugs, chemicals,
pOisons. or medicines without having
obtained a certificate of competency
and qualification to do 80 from the
State Pharmaceutical Examining
board and having been registered.
The complete list of officers elect
ed at the recent meeting of the grand
lodge, A. o. U. W., of Pennsylvania,